2 Tawarikh 14

1 Kemudian Abia mendapat perhentian bersama-sama dengan nenek moyangnya, dan ia dikuburkan di kota Daud. Maka Asa, anaknya, menjadi raja menggantikan dia. Pada zaman pemerintahannya negeri itu aman selama sepuluh tahun.

Then Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Asa, reigned in his place. During his days, the land was quiet for ten years.

2 Asa melakukan apa yang baik dan yang benar di mata TUHAN, Allahnya.

Now Asa did what was good and pleasing in the sight of his God. And he overturned the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.

3 Ia menjauhkan mezbah-mezbah asing dan bukit-bukit pengorbanan, memecahkan tugu-tugu berhala, dan menghancurkan tiang-tiang berhala.

And he broke apart the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves.

4 Ia memerintahkan orang Yehuda supaya mereka mencari TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka, dan mematuhi hukum dan perintah.

And he instructed Judah that they should seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and that they should carry out the law and all the commandments.

5 Ia menjauhkan bukit-bukit pengorbanan dan pedupaan-pedupaan dari segala kota di Yehuda. Dan kerajaanpun aman di bawah pemerintahannya.

And he took away, from all the cities of Judah, the altars and the shrines. And he reigned in peace.

6 Karena negeri itu aman dan tidak ada yang memeranginya di tahun-tahun itu, ia dapat membangun kota-kota benteng di Yehuda; TUHAN telah mengaruniakan keamanan kepadanya.

Also, he built fortified cities in Judah. For it was quiet, and in his time no wars had arisen. For the Lord was generously granting peace.

7 Katanya kepada orang Yehuda: "Marilah kita memperkuat kota-kota ini dan mengelilinginya dengan tembok beserta menara-menaranya, pintu-pintunya dan palang-palangnya. Negeri ini masih dalam tangan kita, karena kita mencari TUHAN Allah kita dan Ia mencari kita serta mengaruniakan keamanan kepada kita di segala penjuru." Maka mereka melaksanakan pembangunan itu dengan berhasil.

Then he said to Judah: “Let us build these cities, and strengthen them with walls, and fortify them with towers and gates and bars, while all things are at rest from wars. For we have sought the Lord, the God of our fathers, and he has granted to us peace on every side.” And so they built, and there was nothing to impede them from building.

8 Pasukan-pasukan Asa yang dari Yehuda jumlahnya tiga ratus ribu orang yang membawa perisai besar dan tombak, dan yang dari Benyamin jumlahnya dua ratus delapan puluh ribu orang yang membawa perisai kecil, sebagai pemanah. Mereka semua pahlawan-pahlawan yang gagah perkasa.

Now Asa had in his army three hundred thousand men of Judah, carrying shields and spears, and truly, of Benjamin, two hundred eighty thousand men with shields and bows. All of these were very valiant men.

9 Zerah, orang Etiopia itu, maju berperang melawan mereka dengan tentara sebanyak sejuta orang dan tiga ratus kereta. Ia sampai ke Maresa.

Then Zerah, the Ethiopian, went forth against them with his army of one million men, and three hundred chariots. And he approached as far as Mareshah.

10 Lalu Asa maju menghadapinya. Mereka mengatur barisan perangnya di lembah Zefata dekat Maresa.

And Asa traveled to meet him, and he set up a battle line for the war in the Valley of Zephathah, which is near Mareshah.

11 Kemudian Asa berseru kepada TUHAN, Allahnya: "Ya TUHAN, selain dari pada Engkau, tidak ada yang dapat menolong yang lemah terhadap yang kuat. Tolonglah kami ya TUHAN, Allah kami, karena kepada-Mulah kami bersandar dan dengan nama-Mu kami maju melawan pasukan yang besar jumlahnya ini. Ya TUHAN, Engkau Allah kami, jangan biarkan seorang manusia mempunyai kekuatan untuk melawan Engkau!"

And he called upon the Lord God, and he said: “O Lord, there is no difference to you, whether you assist by few, or by many. Help us, O Lord our God. For having faith in you and in your name, we have gone forth against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God. Do not allow man to prevail against you.”

12 Dan TUHAN memukul kalah orang-orang Etiopia itu di hadapan Asa dan Yehuda. Orang-orang Etiopia itu lari,

And so the Lord terrified the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah. And the Ethiopians fled.

13 lalu dikejar oleh Asa dan laskarnya sampai ke Gerar. Dari orang-orang Etiopia itu amat banyak yang tewas, sehingga tidak ada yang tinggal hidup, karena mereka hancur di hadapan TUHAN dan tentaranya. Orang-orang Yehuda memperoleh jarahan yang sangat besar.

And Asa, and the people who were with him, pursued them as far as Gerar. And the Ethiopians fell, even unto utter destruction, for the Lord was striking, and his army was battling, and they were destroyed. Therefore, they took many spoils.

14 Mereka mengalahkan semua kota di sekeliling Gerar, karena ketakutan yang dari TUHAN menimpa penduduknya. Mereka menjarahi semua kota itu, karena jarahan yang besar terdapat di situ.

And they struck all the cities surrounding Gerar. For indeed, a great fear had overwhelmed everyone. And they despoiled the cities, and they carried away much plunder.

15 Tenda-tenda pemilik ternakpun direbut mereka, dan banyak kambing domba dan unta diangkutnya sebagai jarahan, lalu mereka kembali ke Yerusalem.

Then too, destroying the fencing for the sheep, they took an innumerable multitude of cattle and camels. And they returned to Jerusalem.